Young emerging leaves of many ferns especially Dryopteris are relished as a vegetable in Western Himalayas, locally known as kunji. the scales on the rachis are scrapped before cooking it.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 7:27 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > When I searched for its family I found that it is an edible fern. > Not aware that fern is edible. Thanks for showing this new plant. > Dr Phadke > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplazium_esculentum > > > On 9 January 2011 09:27, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> Diplazium esculentum >> >> Local name: Dhekia Saag >> >> Uses: Tender leaves are eaten either boiled or after frying. A hot >> favourite of Arunachalee people. >> >> Locality: Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh (ca 550 m) >> >> Regards, >> Ritesh. >> > >
